Bathing suit



Dec. 14, 1937. T, R, KUGLER 2,102,363

BATHING SUIT Original Filed Aug. 22, 1952 m f/vm'e 76 500025 2 Ava/5ePatented Dec. 14, 1937 2 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application August22, 1932, Serial No. 629,857 Renewed April 15, 1935 8 Claims.

My invention relates to articles of apparel, and particularly to bathingsuits and the like.

When a bather desires to remove his bathing suit and put on his clothingit is necessary that he completely remove his bathing attire beforedressing. At most beaches and public bathing places bathers are notallowed to change their clothing in tents, automobiles, etc., but mustrent a. dressing room.

. It is an object of my invention to provide a bathing or similar suitwhich will permit a bather to partially dress and subsequently removehis bathing suit from under his clothing.

Further objects and advantages will be made manifest in the followingdescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of my inventionbeing worn by a bather.

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the bather and suit shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an elevational view of the suit shown in Figs. 1 and 2 as itappears when unfastened with the various parts thereof extended.

Referring particularly to the drawing, a bathing suit Ill, comprising apreferred embodiment of my invention, includes a front or main portionll. Formed integral with portion II is a pair of shoulder straps 12, thefree ends of the latter being formed to provide buttcnholes l3. Sewed toopposite sides of the portion II are suitable buttons M, as shown inFig. 3. Formed integral with the front portion II and extendingoutwardly therefrom are hip covering flaps 16. Joined to the frontportion II by a crotch member I9 is a breech covering 20. Sewed at itstop edge to the front portion II and at its opposite vertical edges tothe hip covering flaps I6 is a conventional skirt 2|, a similar skirt 22being provided in like manner on the breech covering 20.

Fixed on opposite vertical edges of the flaps l6 and breech covering asby stitchings 24 are slide fasteners 25 comprised of stringers 26 whichcarry a plurality of interlocking members 21. Slidable on the members 21are slides 28. The fasteners 25 are common in the art, these beingpreferably of the type in which the stringers can be completelyseparated as is disclosed in U. S. Patent No. 1,842,045.

To put on the suit I0 01' my invention a bather first places the strapsl2 over his shoulders, crosses the straps onhis back as shown in Fig. 2,and buttons the free ends of the straps onto the buttons ll as shown inFig. 1. The breech covering 20 is then drawn rearwardly between thelegs,

the member [9 covering the crotch, as shown in Fig. 1. The upper ends ofthe fasteners 25 are then brought into proper engagement and the slides28 are drawn downwardly, thus causing the interlocking members 21 to beguided into interlocking engagement in a well known manner.

When the bather desires to remove his bathing suit, he puts on histrousers and shirt, leaving the shirt unbuttoned. Then by pulling theslides 28 upward the members 21 are disengaged freeing u the breechcovering 20 from the hip flaps l6, thus allowing the covering 20 to bedrawn forward between the bathers legs. Then, by unbuttoning the. straps12 from the buttons It, the entire suit In may be removed from thebather, it being clear that the bathers body is substantially covered byhis trousers and shirt whilethe suit 10 is being removed.

It is seen in Figs. 1 and 2 that the suit ID of my invention is novel inappearance and securely embraces the bather, it being also clear fromthe foregoing description that the suit H] can be conveniently removedby the bather in public places without the expense and inconvenience ofrenting a dressing room. 25

Although I have shown and described but one form of my invention, it isto be understood that various modifications might be made thereinwithout departing from the scope of the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. In an article of swimming apparel, the combination of: a front bodycovering; a. plurality of straps secured to said front covering, saidstraps being adapted to embrace the wearers body; 3 means for removablysecuring the free ends of said straps to said front covering; hipcovering flaps formed on said front covering; a breach covering; acrotch member joining said breech covering with a lower portion of saidfront covering; and means for-attaching or detaching said breechcovering to or from said hip covering flaps.

2. In an article of swimming apparel, the combination of: a front bodycovering; means for removably securingthe upper portion of said 45 frontcovering to the wearer's body; hip covering flaps formed on said frontcovering; a breech covering; a crotch member joining said breechcovering with a lower portion of said front covering; and attachingmeans provided on opposite vertical edges of said hip covering flaps andsaid breech covering, said attaching means being adapted to removablysecure said breech covering to said hip covering flaps in embracingrela- 5 tion with the hips and upper portions of the wearer's thighs.

3. In an article of swimming apparel, the combination of: a front bodycovering; means for removably securing the upper portion of said frontcovering to the wearer's body; hip covering flaps formed on said frontcovering; a breech covering; a crotch member joining said breechcovering with a lower portion of said front covering; attaching meansprovided on opposite vertical edges of said hip covering flaps and saidbreech covering, said attaching means being adapted to removably securesaid breech covering to said hip covering flaps in embracing relationwith the hips and upper portions of the wearers thighs; and skirtportions secured to said breech covering and said hip covering flaps.

4. In an article of swimming apparel, the combination of: a front bodycovering; single fastening means provided on opposite sides of the upperportion of said front covering; a pair of shoulder straps formed withand extending upward from said front covering; means on the free ends ofsaid strapsto engage with said fastening means when saidstraps aredisposed in embracing relation with the wearer's body; hip coveringflaps formed on the lower portion of said front covering; a breechcovering a crotch member joining said breech covering with a lowerportion of said front covering; and means for removably securingvertical edge portions of said breech covering to vertical edge portionsof said' hip covering flaps.

5. In an article of swimming apparel, the combination of: a pair ofbathing trunks; a.continuous skirt of substantially the same length assaid trunks extending entirely around said trunks, the upper edge ofsaid skirt being secured to the upper edge of said trunks, said trunksand said skirt being parted along'a vertical line on the outside of eachhip; a plurality of strings of hookless fastening means, each of whichstrings is permanently attached to one edge of said trunks and anadjacent edge of said skirt along one side of one of said lines; andslide means for causing said hookless fastening means to be temporarilyinterengaged on said lines to hold said parted edges of said pair oftrunks and said skir together or to separate said hookless fasteningmeans to permit the garment to be removed. w

6. In an article of swimming apparel, the combination of: a pair ofbathing trunks; a continuous skirt of substantially the same length assaid trunks extending entirely around said trunks, the upper edge ofsaid skirt being secured to the upper edge of said trunks, said trunksand said.

skirt being parted along a vertical line on the outside of each hip; aplurality of strings of hookless fastening means, each of which stringsis permanently attached to one edge of said trunks and an adjacent edgeof said skirt along one side of one of said lines; slide means forcausing said hookless fastening means to be temporarily interengaged onsaid lines to hold said parted edges of said pair of trunks and saidskirt together or to separate said hookless fastening means to permitthe'garment to be removed;

a front body covering provided on said trunks and extending upwardlytherefrom, said front body covering having shoulder straps providedintegrally thereon. said shoulder straps having buttonholes provided intheir ends; and buttons along the sides of said front body covering overwhich said buttonholes may be placed after said straps have beenextended up over the shoulders and across the back of the wearer.

7. In a pair of bathing trunks extending from the waist line down to thecrotch and adapted for removal from underneath a pair of trouserswithout removing said trousers, the combination of: a front areacovering section having free lateral edges; a breech covering sectionhaving free lateral edges; means permanently connecting the aforesaidsections to form a narrow crotch covering section adapted to normallylie between the legs; a plurality of separate strings of complementaryhookless metal fastening means, each of said strings being permanentlysecured to one of said sections along one of the free lateral edgesthereof; and runner means by which said fastening means of adjacent freelateral edges of said sections may be initially joined and then formedinto unbroken metal seams by simple straight movements of said runnermeans extending the entire length of said strings, said metal seamsbeing capable of being entirely disconnected by a reverse operation ofsaid runner means beneath said trousers.

8. In a pair. of bathing trunks extending from the waist line down tothe crotch and adapted for removal from underneath a pair of trouserswithout removing said trousers, the combination of: a front areacovering section having free lateral edges; a breech covering sectionhaving,

free lateral edges; means permanently connecting the aforesaid sectionsto form a narrow crotch covering section-adapted to normally lie betweenthe legs; a plurality of separate strings of complementary hooklessmetal fastening means, each of said strings being permanently secured toone of said sections along one of the free lateral 1 edges thereof; andrunner means by which said fastening means of adjacent free lateraledges of said sections may be initially joined and then means beneathsaid trousers, said sections being substantially equal in width so as tocause said metal seams to overlie the extreme lateral portions of thehips.

THEODORE R. KUGLER.

